2008-04-20 OPEN WORSHIP SONG LIST

First the list....

FOR WHO YOU ARE -Hillsong (B)
BLESSED BE YOUR NAME -Matt Redman (B)
EVERYTHING -Tim Hughes (B)
OCEAN'S WILL PART - Hillsong (B)
GOD OF THIS CITY -Bluetree (C)

Second practice time...

11AM this Saturday... Due to eCrusade... Please don't be late!

Finally...
I've been wanting to do HEALER by Planetshakers for the longest time but it's a pretty difficult song and we all have to learn our parts so I'm going to put the reference link on the Now Playing section so please study the song and your parts for next week!

Ciao! ;)

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-sHin

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2008-04-13 OPEN WORSHIP SONG LIST

First, our song list for this Sunday...

HOSANNA - Paul Baloche (G)
MAJESTIC - Lincoln Brewster (D)

DEVOTION - Hillsong United (D)

YOU REIGN - Simon Brading (C)
YOU ALONE ARE GOD - Hillsong (C)

Second, our practice time... 11:30AM this Saturday...

Third, random thoughts...

1.) Devotion is our new song for this week... seems like a simple enough song but if you don't listen to it a couple of times it's a very tough song to learn, especially for our singers...

2.) 3 stages to a band... IMITATE-MANIPULATE-CREATE... First, all bands start out by trying to imitate and duplicate other band's songs... Then, as they get comfortable enough, they start manipulating songs to suit their own styles... Finally, as they become experts at manipulating and rearranging other people's songs, they realize it doesn't take much more to create their own songs. The reason I mention this is because I believe it is our ultimate goal to be creative in our worship for God. We often tend to be less engaged in worship sometimes because we lack ownership of the songs that we're playing and singing. All we're merely doing is imitating songs that others have created. But imagine, if we were playing songs that we created for God for His glory. Our worship will be much more engaging.

3.) Why the jibberish up there? Let's level up. We have grown tremendously since when we first started. I remember purposely avoiding difficult songs because I knew we wouldn't be able to cover it, but now I feel comfortable challenging any songs. But I feel we could be even better, and the first and most important thing we need is commitment; to God, to eachother, and to reach the ultimate goal of being able to worship God creatively that translates to a more intimate worship. Remember, the first God that we are introduced to through the word is the God of creation. God is a creative God. I believe as worshippers of God we are called to seek new and every way to worship God more creatively.

Doesn't it excite you? That we are not bound to any formalities in worship? Imagine. We have to worship God for eternity and all we can do is stand, lift our hands and sing along to someone as we worship God. There is more. There has to be more. Let's go find out.

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-sHin

2008-04-6 Open Worship Song List

---UPDATED 4/3/2008 4:30PM---

You Saw Me (C) -Hillsong
My Savior Lives (B) -New Life Worship
Endlessly (E) -Desperation Band
Where the Love Lasts Forever (D) -Hillsong United
I Could Sing of Your Love Forever (E) -Hillsong/Delirious?

My Savior Lives is a new song, so please listen to it and practice your parts before coming in...

I'm having one of those 'I just wanna shut everything down and get away' moods again these days... lathargic... indifferent... pray for me...

I'll call you guys to remind you but I think we need to have practice at 7PM this week.

So that'll come in the middle of making strawberry jam for fund raising which we need to be at church by 3PM.

I have to be at a wedding this Saturday and that's the reason for the late practice...

See you Saturday... Love you all~

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-sHin